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Medical specialists and medical centers in Heidelberg
The city in Baden-Württemberg is located at the transition of the Upper Rhine Plain to the Odenwald Neckar Valley in the Electoral Palatinate on the Neckar River. The historically significant old town, the Neckar River, the world-famous Heidelberg Castle, and the Königsstuhl mountain form a unique cityscape. Heidelberg is internationally known simply because of its university, founded in 1386, and is the oldest in Germany and its old town. Even today, it remains a world-renowned center of science and business. In this respect, it marks the center of the Rhine-Neckar region.